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the u.s. has been given access to the suspect on the deadly attack on our consulate in libya. the fbi will be allowed to question the islamic militant that was detained in tunisia. not clear what role he played in the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three others in benghazi. >>> more have been diagnosed with meningitis. there's 18 reported cases, bringing the total to 404. in 29 states, 19 people have died. people many are suffering from a second illness, an infection in the spine where the drug was injected. >>> and more documents from the watergate tapes could be released soon. a federal judge ruled that the materials related to the 1972 break-in at the democratic national committee headquarters in washington, d.c. must be unsealed within a month. a texas pastor has requested the documents which he says could explain the motivation behind the break-in. the watergate scandal, of course, ultimately forced president nixon to resign. >>> we know how much you love cute animals. dan, this is an alert for you. have to share this one with you. look at this. this is a
the u.s. has been given access to the suspect on the deadly attack on our consulate in libya. the fbi will be allowed to question the islamic militant that was detained in tunisia. not clear what role he played in the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three others in benghazi. >>> more have been diagnosed with meningitis. there's 18 reported cases, bringing the total to 404. in 29 states, 19 people have died. people many are suffering from a second illness, an infection...
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the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets a minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat those tweets by 20 million. that was the first presidential debate by obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had 124 characters left. what a picture those three words, telling so much of the story. george? >> josh, thanks very much. >>> let's go to abc's jon karl about the house and the senate. republicans are going to stay in control of the house. one of the surprises last night, democrats, firmly in control of the senate. >> reporter: basically, the bottom line here, you have a congress that's more deeply divided than the one we just had. but the senate, this is a story of missed republican misses and losses. in massachusetts, the most closely-watched senate race in the country, eliza
the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets a minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat those tweets by 20 million. that was the first presidential debate by obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had...
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democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway is with am springfield at 66 on the shoulder. no problems to report on the 355 off the belt way. about lighterned snow coming into the picture. 39 degrees now with cloudy but a coastal storm is trying to bring its moisture. we will have a better chance of today.ter the first snowflakes of the season will be possible most of will stay east of 95. our temperatures will be 38-43 degrees and after we have a nice warmup for the weekend. >> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. "live with kelly and michael" is next. hey! hey, baby. [ stts
democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway...
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you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. >>> election "play of the day." love it. >> the trumpets ringing it in. we have a bipartisan preschool for you. kids getting competitive about the day. 4-year-old leslie, his 3-year-old brother, luke. take a listen. >> mitt romney wins. >> i'm mitt romney. >> no, no. you're president obama. you didn't win. >> hey. >> no. i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> mitt romney wins. >> i win. >> i win. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> hopefully not a preview of things to come this evening. remember abigael? it's almost over abi. take a look. >> because -- i'm crying because i'm tired of barack obama and
you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. >>> election "play of the day."...
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every house of representatives is up for election today and control of the u.s. senate is at stake. and abc's jon karl is on the other side of our election studio with more on that. hey, jon. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. the story as far as congress goes today, is control of the senate. let's look where things stand. right now, the senate has 53 democrats, 47 republicans. today, at stake is one-third of the senate. 23 of those seats are democratic seats. only ten republicans are up for re-election. that's why this should look like a really good opportunity for republicans. there's a lot of targets of opportunity. i'm going to be watching three races early in the night that pose big problems for republicans. the first, massachusetts. scott brown, republican that won ted kennedy's seat. >> a very tight race now. >> very tight race, he is trailing badly going into election day against elizabeth warren. and indiana, a seat republicans have controlled for 36 years was to be safe. but richard mourdock, controversial comments on rape. he goes in trailing badly. and then missouri,
every house of representatives is up for election today and control of the u.s. senate is at stake. and abc's jon karl is on the other side of our election studio with more on that. hey, jon. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. the story as far as congress goes today, is control of the senate. let's look where things stand. right now, the senate has 53 democrats, 47 republicans. today, at stake is one-third of the senate. 23 of those seats are democratic seats. only ten republicans are...
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u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost some $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage. while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the water we have left. >> it's almost gone. >> the feeling is, for a disaster this large, there should be an all-hands on deck feeling. and every generator, within thousands of miles, should be helping people who are without power and who are in need. and this picture from the new york post this morning, tells another story. look at the giant generators. these things are huge. and right now, they're sitting, unplugged, not being used, outside of where the new york city marathon will be in central park. and a lot of
u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost some $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage. while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all...
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. >> reporter: the new jersey national guard and the u.s. army rescued hundreds of people from their homes on wednesday. lifting them, one by one, into trucks and transporting them to higher ground. first responders, knocking on doors and delivering food and water to residents on upper levels. even after night fall, the military rescue trucks are still here, lined up, going block by block. making sure no one is stranded inside. soaking wet and cold, daniel got stranded in his car until help arrived. >> they got through. >> reporter: it could be seven to ten days before hoboken has power again. in the meantime, the city is pulling together in the wake of a disaster. creating makeshift charging stations, powered by generators. an 11-year-old girl opened up her own internet cafe to those in need of a power cord. >> a place to charge our phones just so we can let other people know we're okay. >> reporter: and take a look at this picture taken by giants quarterback eli manning, holding a flashlight as he takes a picture of some of the damage of h
. >> reporter: the new jersey national guard and the u.s. army rescued hundreds of people from their homes on wednesday. lifting them, one by one, into trucks and transporting them to higher ground. first responders, knocking on doors and delivering food and water to residents on upper levels. even after night fall, the military rescue trucks are still here, lined up, going block by block. making sure no one is stranded inside. soaking wet and cold, daniel got stranded in his car until...
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. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. the high court considered but did not rule on the same issue three years ago. >>> finally, good karma, if you believe in karma, for a chicago man who helped clean up after hurricane sandy. john turner and the staff of his water removal business came to new jersey. they traveled there to clean flooded homes. after a hard day of work, he bought a lottery scratchoff ticket. you see where this is going. he won 100,000 bucks. not surprisingly, he plans to donate some of that money. good deeds, rewarded by karma. >> good for him. >> ron claiborne, i hope you have good karma, as well. >>> let's get it to ginger zee and the weather. big storm in the western part of the country. >> that's right. skiers are rejoicing
. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. the high court considered but did not rule on the same issue three years ago. >>> finally, good karma, if you believe in karma, for a chicago man who helped clean up after...
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but the u.s. put them there and they fought valiantly, and the stories are incredible. >> when you first read about this attack at a signal moment in your life when your son was born? >> jack was born december 2nd, 2009. out of the haze of my wife's recovery room, i saw a report about eight other sons being taken from this planet. eight soldiers killed. and the coverage was, why would anybody put an outpost there? and it became a mystery that i needed to solve, why i was reporting that, why did we put an outpost in this horrible location, it became a story of the incredible heroics of the troop. as and other soldiers started reaching out and said, tell my story as well, tell my friend's story as well. >> that's what makes this special. you brought together your two worlds. you covering this from the white house every day, all the support, you wanted to get a handle on this human consequence. >> what was incredible. the decisions made by george w. bush, donald rumsfeld, robert gates, president obam
but the u.s. put them there and they fought valiantly, and the stories are incredible. >> when you first read about this attack at a signal moment in your life when your son was born? >> jack was born december 2nd, 2009. out of the haze of my wife's recovery room, i saw a report about eight other sons being taken from this planet. eight soldiers killed. and the coverage was, why would anybody put an outpost there? and it became a mystery that i needed to solve, why i was reporting...
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they're hoping that international diplomacy, the u.s. pressuring and working with its allies, egypt and turkey, to try to pressure hamas and israel also in contact with egyptian mediators, at the same time israel, as we can see, massing for a potential military operation if they decide to do one. we are -- it's been confirmed to me that prime minister netanyahu spoke to president obama on friday just before the president went off to asia, and they are just hoping that this does resolve itself, but the conditions are still a little bit far apart. israel wants to make sure that hamas never fires another rocket into this state and also that it cannot be rearmed via the western sort of side of gaza, and hamas wants to make sure there are no more targeted assassinations, and it wants to be able to have the siege of gaza lifted, so conditions still quite far apart. >> delicate act of diplomacy. all right, christiane, we appreciate you reporting live for us this morning. thank you. >>> now let's check in with ron for a look at the other develop
they're hoping that international diplomacy, the u.s. pressuring and working with its allies, egypt and turkey, to try to pressure hamas and israel also in contact with egyptian mediators, at the same time israel, as we can see, massing for a potential military operation if they decide to do one. we are -- it's been confirmed to me that prime minister netanyahu spoke to president obama on friday just before the president went off to asia, and they are just hoping that this does resolve itself,...
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you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. ♪ you're the obsession you're my obsession ♪ >>> all right, it's time now for "fixation", where we show you stories, images and videos that caught our attention this week. i'll begin with thisne. i have a little boy, jake, 7 months old. i found this guy on the internet. now, jake can move, but not like this dude. take a look at this. romeo elvis is his name. he takes on his dragon toy. look at him go. >> wait a second. wait a second. violent child? >> his father actually made that video. he's french canadian director. >> that's cool. >> all the wrong lessons. ron, what do you got? >>
you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. ♪ you're the obsession you're my obsession ♪...
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two iranian warplanes firing at a u.s. spy drone. the provocative act occurred over the persian gulf, saying the unarmed drone was flying in international air space and was not hit. iran has not responded to the pentagon's statement. >>> seven members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team six are being disciplined this morning for disclosing classified information. the s.e.a.l.s, including one involved in the mission to capture osama bin laden, were paid consultants on a new video game. officials say the s.e.a.l.s violated rules about tactics and procedures. >>> and the bank robber known as the ak-47 bandit has apparently struck again. he was caught on camera holding up a credit union in idaho just in week. forcing employees into a safe before getting away with a bag stuffed full of cash. the fbi believes he is the same person who hit several banks earlier this year, on a run from california to washington state. in one heist, he shot and seriously wounded a police officer. a $70,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to his
two iranian warplanes firing at a u.s. spy drone. the provocative act occurred over the persian gulf, saying the unarmed drone was flying in international air space and was not hit. iran has not responded to the pentagon's statement. >>> seven members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team six are being disciplined this morning for disclosing classified information. the s.e.a.l.s, including one involved in the mission to capture osama bin laden, were paid consultants on a new video game....
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certain frequent flyers traveling on u.s. airways, delta and united will be able to go through screenings more quickly. bwi is the 32nd airport to launch this program and more than 4 million people have used it. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> check out what's going on in towson. we have plenty of sunshine out there this morning. it's going to be a great day, especially if you can just stay in and look out the window because we're dealing with very cold temperatures. look at the temperature now of 37 degrees. we're not going to warm up that much as we go throughout the afternoon. this is what we can expect as we head throughout the day, that temperature coming in right around 49 degrees by this afternoon. it's going to be chilly still. that's our high. as we go through time, we have our next chance for some showers working their way in on sunday, but still plenty of sunshine in the forecast before then. let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette.
certain frequent flyers traveling on u.s. airways, delta and united will be able to go through screenings more quickly. bwi is the 32nd airport to launch this program and more than 4 million people have used it. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> check out what's going on in towson. we have plenty of sunshine out there this morning. it's going to be a great day, especially if you can just stay in and look out the window because we're dealing with very cold...
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david petraeus will testify tomorrow on capitol hill behind closed doors about the taken to u.s. consulate in libya. that, despite the ongoing sex scandal that forced him to resign last week. his mistress is suspected of storing significant amounts of military documents, including cass classified material at her home, this, in possible violation of federal law. >>> the top commander in afghanistan, john allen, is also under investigation. he's accused of exchanging potentially inappropriate e-mails with tampa socialite jill kelley. officials say most e-mails show no evidence of any sexual relationship. the president is expected to answer questions about the scandal this afternoon. we'll carry his news conference live here on abc at 1:30. >>> congresswoman nancy pelosi announced she's not retiring. she will stay on as my or not speaker. >>> meanwhile, the woman at the center of an eye-opening smalltown swindle is expected to change her plea to guilty today. prosecutors say that rita crundwell, a prominent horse breeder, stole some $53 million from the taxpayers of dixon, illinois,
david petraeus will testify tomorrow on capitol hill behind closed doors about the taken to u.s. consulate in libya. that, despite the ongoing sex scandal that forced him to resign last week. his mistress is suspected of storing significant amounts of military documents, including cass classified material at her home, this, in possible violation of federal law. >>> the top commander in afghanistan, john allen, is also under investigation. he's accused of exchanging potentially...
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. >>> also under investigation, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen. for right now, the white house is standing by general allen who is accused of exchanging inappropriate e-mails with tampa socialite, jill kelly, the woman you see here who initiated the petraeus investigation. most of the e-mails in question show no evidence of any sexual relationship. >>> meanwhile, president obama is expected to answer questions about the scandal this afternoon. we will carry his news conference, live at 1:30 eastern here on abc. >>> meanwhile, the woman at the center of an eye-opening smalltown swindle is expected to change her plea to guilty today. prosecutors say that rita crundwell, a prominent horse breeder, stole some $53 million from the taxpayers of dixon, illinois, while she was city treasurer there, to fund her lavish lifestyle. >>> and three onboard a small plane were killed after crashing into this neighborhood in jackson, mississippi, last night. a woman inside the house that you see here burning, actually managed to jump out of the window to escape. th
. >>> also under investigation, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen. for right now, the white house is standing by general allen who is accused of exchanging inappropriate e-mails with tampa socialite, jill kelly, the woman you see here who initiated the petraeus investigation. most of the e-mails in question show no evidence of any sexual relationship. >>> meanwhile, president obama is expected to answer questions about the scandal this afternoon. we...